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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

Registration, authorisation to practise within scope of practice, and practising certificates - Criteria

16: Applications by certain people previously registered

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"Re-registering as a social worker if you were registered before"

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If you were previously registered as a social worker, you might want to register again. The Tribunal can impose conditions that you must meet before being re-registered, as stated in section 84(1)(b). You must meet these conditions before the Board decides if you should be registered.

The Board's decision is based on whether you have met the conditions set by the Tribunal. This rule overrides other sections of the Act, including sections 6, 7, 8F, and 13 to 15.

You will not be registered until the Board is satisfied that you have met the conditions.

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Part 2Registration, authorisation to practise within scope of practice, and practising certificates
Criteria

16Applications by certain people previously registered

  1. If the Tribunal has under section 84(1)(b) imposed conditions that a person must meet before being re-registered, the Board must not decide that the person should be registered unless satisfied that the person has met the conditions.

  2. Subsection (1) overrides sections 6, 7, 8F, and 13 to 15.

Notes
  • Section 16(1): amended, on , by section 23 of the Social Workers Registration Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 17).
  • Section 16(2): amended, on , by section 7 of the Social Workers Registration Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 17).